Film-box.



C. H. RUGGLES.

FILM BOX.

APPLICATION FILED 0Ec.4, 19m

Patented Dec. 17, 1918.

Inventor Witnesses Attorneys ATT FFlCE CHARLES H. RUGGLES, 0F SHARiPSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

FILM-BOX.

To all 1071 0772 it may concern Be it known that LCHAnLns H. Ftncotns, a. citizen of the United States, residing at Sharpsville, in the countyof Mercer and State of Pennsylvania, have inventeda new and useful Film-BOX, of which the following is a specification.

thereof to a position where the same can be readily grasped for the purposeof removing them from the holder.

A still further object is to provide a holder which is fireproof, which will close automatically when a reel is placed'therein, and which is compact, simpl'e'and durable in construction. V

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention has been shown.

In said drawings a Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device, the positions of the movable parts when opened, being indicated by dotted lines, parts being broken away.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the movable parts of the holder withdrawn from the casing, parts being broken away.

Fig. 3 is a section on line 3-3, Fig. 1.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates a casing which, in the present instance, is formed with but a single pocket or compartment although it is to be understood that if desired the casing can be made up of parallel compartments whereby a number of reels may be contained within one casing. The sides of the casing are cut away so that the said casing is substantially triangular in elevation. Hingedly connected to the front edge of the bottom of the casing is a holder 2 having its sides preferably cut away along lines inclined downwardly from the upper edges to the rear edges thereof as indicated by dotted lines at 3, there being a finger piece 4 upstanding Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 17, 1918.

Applieationfiled December 4, 1916. SerialNo. 4,945.

from the front of the holder, while supported between the sides of the holder is an arcuate bottom 5 extending from front to back of the holder. normally rest upon the bottom of the" casing 1 and .when thus positioned holder is substantially perpendicular to the bottom of the casing.

Hingedly connected to the upper end of the back'of casing l is a cover 6 adapted to rest upon the front portions of the sides of the holder 2. as shown particularly in Fig.

2', this cover being formed with sidewings 7 which'ex'tend between the sides of the holder 2' and the casing 1. A connecting link 8 is arranged within each side portion of the casing 1, each link being pivotally attached at its upper end to one side of the cover 6close to the hinge 6 thereof, while the other end of each link is pivotally connected to one side of the holder 2 close to but back of the hinge 2 thereof.

A stop 9 is secured to each side of the holder 2close to the back thereof and this stop is adapted to move against the link 8 for the purpose of limiting a swinging movement of the holder 2 in one direction relative to the link 8.

It is of course to be understood that under normal conditions the holder 2 is partly housed within the casing l with its front wall perpendicular to the bottom of the cas ing and, at the same time, the cover 6 is supported on the holder and between the sides of the casing as shown in Fig. 1.

As shown in Fig. 1 the top of the holder can be closed at the front end thereof as indicated at 10, so that when the cover 6 is resting on the holder said holder will be sealed and thus made fireproof.

When it is desired to open the device for the purpose of giving access to the contents thereof, the finger piece 4 is pulled forwardly and downwardly, thus causing the holder 2 to swing about its hinge 2. Said holder will therefore press longitudinally against the links 8 and cause them to push upwardly against the sides 7 of the cover 6 so that the cover will be swung upwardly about its hinge 6, this resulting in the two parts 2 and 6 assuming substantially the positions shown in Fig. 1. This relative movement of the parts will be limited by the stops 9 coming against the links 8. When the parts are thus moved, the reel contained within the holder can be easily grasped and The sides of the holder the front of the removed and the parts will remain in their respective positions by gravity. However, when a reel is inserted into the holder 2 the weight thereoi bearing against the bottom 5 .will cause the parts 2 and 6 to swing toward each other and assume the positions illustrated-in Fig. 2 so that the holder is thus sealed and the contents thereof protected, from fire.

A holder such as herein described is especially advantageous in booths and other places Where films are temporarily held, al-

' though it is to be understood that the structure is also useful where films are stored in large quantities or while being transported. In the latter event, a strap can be placed about the device so as to prevent relative movement of the parts and the reel thus held securely in transit.

What is claimed is A film box including a casing open at the front and top, a holder projecting into and normally resting upon the bottom of the casing and having a downwardly and rearwardly inclined open top, the front end of the bottom of said holder being hingedly connected to the front end of the bottom of the casing, a cover hingedly connected at its back end to the rear end of the top of the casing, said cover normally resting upon the front portion of the holder, said front portion of the holder being closed at the top to form a ledge for the support of the front portion of the cover, wings depending from limiting the relative movement of the links and the holder.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as.

my own, I have hereto afixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

7 CHARLES H. RUGGLES. Witnesses:

Aoivns BLANEY, E. A. TURNER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained ffor five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner or JPatents, Wnshingten, D. G. 

